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Eco Space Dividers A Solution For Physical Distancing
Parksville Company Creating Innovative Product For Schools, Restaurants PARKSVILLE – Some swift thinking by Eco Space Dividers is providing innovative solutions that could help schools and...
Critical Support Still Needed For Tourism, Hospitality and Accommodation
Additional government support is paramount for one of the province’s hardest hit sectors to successfully get back to work under BC’s Restart Plan say leaders of the largest associations representing...
This Is Socialism: How Do You Like It So Far?
For governments, particularly those of the socialist persuasion, the current situation must be a dream come true. Not COVID-19 and its impact on human lives, of course. But the government’s...
Digital Technology Supercluster Funds UVic COVID-19 Research
Whether using artificial intelligence to fast-track antibody development to treat COVID-19 or striving to keep home-care patients and caregivers safe, two University of Victoria research projects...
Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Now Open For Applications
Canadian families and small businesses across the country are feeling the impacts of COVID-19. That's why the Government of Canada is working with provinces and territories to protect jobs and...
CRA Has Extended Filing Deadlines For Corporations And Trusts
To support Canadian businesses and tax preparers during this difficult time, CRA has extended some of the filing deadlines for corporations and trusts to September 1, 2020. T2 Corporation Income Tax...
BC Dentist Renovates To Assist In The Fight Against COVID-19
KELOWNA - In response to COVID-19, Care Dental in Kelowna has made significant investment and renovated their entire facility to meet Canadian Healthcare Facilities HVAC Negative Pressure Airborne...
Retail Sales Down In March As Expected By BCREA
Seasonally-adjusted Canadian retail sales fell by a whopping 10 per cent in March to $47.1 billion. The largest drop since the data became available in 1991. About 40 per cent of retailers closed...
BC’s Essential Freight & Passenger Services Hard Hit By COVID-19 Economy
The BC Trucking Association (BCTA) says that results of a second COVID-19 Impact Survey of its members, focusing on operational challenges for April 2020, indicate that trucking and motor coach...
United Way Greater Victoria And Victoria Foundation Take Part In New Emergency Community Support Fund
$1.635 Million In Funding Available In Greater Victoria For Charities Supporting COVID-19 Response VICTORIA - United Way Greater Victoria and the Victoria Foundation are now accepting funding...
Nanaimo Foundation Takes Part In Government Of Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund
$167,310 In Funding Available In Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Cedar, Gabriola Island And Lantzville For Charities Supporting COVID-19 Response NANAIMO – Nanaimo Foundation recently announced it will...
Rent Relief Becoming Make-Or-Break For Many Businesses
CECRA money should go straight to tenants if landlord doesn’t apply; provinces urged (again) to put in place temporary commercial rent protection; CEBA expansion could help A majority of small...
Streaming Forward Business Program To Help Campbell River Recovery
CAMPBELL RIVER - With the shock of COVID-19 changes wearing off and people planning for a new normal, the City of Campbell River is sharing strategies to help local businesses move into a recovery...
Boosting The Local Food Supply Chain With An Abattoir
VICTORIA - South Island Prosperity Partnership (SIPP) is pleased to announce they have received $12,500 in funding to commission a feasibility study for a local abattoir. The abattoir would be used...
9 Keys To Success In Digital Customer Service
Customer service is about solving the problems of your customers. Now, with a dramatically different business environment companies have to manage customer service across multiple channels. Whose...
BC Chamber Applauds Provincial Restart Plan
Today Premier Horgan laid out how BC’s economy will safely reopen, a move welcomed by BC’s business community. While health and safety restrictions will mean a radically different operating...
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